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Big names in the frame to replace Fiorina
News Bringing back an executive who left after promising to stay at the company following the merger, however, could be a nightmare for image consultants. Michael Capellas: The former CEO of Compaq sold his company to HP in mid-2002.
[February 10, 2005, 16:20]
HP launches storage blitz
News Users will compare HP's announcement particularly closely against Compaq's virtualisation strategy as, if the merger goes through, only one of these product strategies will ultimately continue. In that respect, its not that different for Compaq and...
[March 5, 2002, 18:32]
Notebook market grows as PCs falter
News Dell Computer and Hewlett-Packard, which completed its merger with Compaq Computer in May, essentially tied for the No.spot in the worldwide notebook market during the quarter. The race will be close in the coming quarters as Dell continues its...
[August 1, 2002, 15:36]
HP wrestles top spot back from Dell
News In the second quarter, HP became the largest PC maker for the first time, through its merger with Compaq Computer. HP is doing well relative to its merger issues, and it also means that we could have a pretty close race, here for a number of quarters.
[January 17, 2003, 8:25]
Dell considers entering printer business
News HP's printing and imaging business took centre stage during the battle over its merger with Compaq. HP's merger with Compaq may have prompted Dell to take actions, said Bill Gott, president of printer market research firm VM Strategies and editor...
[May 24, 2002, 10:31]
HP blames market and 'own mistakes' for results
News More than 16,000 positions have been eliminated since the Compaq merger was completed in May 2002. The same dynamic hurt Compaq when it was an independent company competing against Dell. Sales of HP's high-end Superdome Unix server line grew by 64...
[August 20, 2003, 12:40]
HP loses driver, still lacks direction
News Carly Fiorina on the post-merger 'HP Way' Now HP has decided to part ways with chief executive Carly Fiorina what does the future hold for a company that has been struggling to find itself ever since its acquisition of Compaq in 2002?
[February 9, 2005, 16:05]
Compaq argues against blade standards
News Depending on the final result of the merger with HP, this answer may change in the future, but Santeler would not comment on strategic discussions for the proposed merged company, which are being carried out in a "clean room" by delegates from...
[April 17, 2002, 16:16]
HP beats forecasts, but will cut jobs
News One year after the merger, we've reduced structural costs by $3.5bn on an annualised basis. However, those earlier results exclude the performance of Compaq, which HP acquired in May 2002. A year after HP acquired Compaq, many analysts praise the...
[May 21, 2003, 9:58]
Dell drops Windows Datacenter platform
News The company was the result of the 1986 merger of mainframe makers Sperry Rand and Burroughs. Sperry-Burroughs touted their merger as "the power of two," a reference to exponential growth, but the difficulties and plunging stock price led wags to...
[March 12, 2002, 9:23]
HP announces final results of vote count
News Hewlett-Packard has announced that a final tally shows its shareholders have approved the Compaq Computer acquisition, paving the way for the largest technology merger in history to close. HP said it expects to close the deal on Friday and launch...
[May 2, 2002, 9:53]
HP rings up point-of-sale terminal
News HP has a large presence in the retail market, deriving $1.9bn (£1.21bn) in revenue from the industry since its May 2002 merger with Compaq Computer. The PC giant will announce on Monday its HP rp5000 point-of-sale terminal, essentially a PC-based...
[June 9, 2003, 7:57]
HP to extend open-source commitment
News While overshadowed by IBM in the Linux market, HP has shown significant interest in open-source software since its merger with Compaq Computer. The computing giant will certify and support MySQL, the leading open-source database program, and JBoss...
[June 1, 2004, 9:10]
HP updates Presario, adds 802.11g
News The Presario line, which HP picked up in the Compaq merger, is largely targeted at consumers and small businesses looking to save money. However, because the ports are unattractive, HP put in the sliding door.
[March 31, 2003, 10:38]
HP drops price of Unix servers
News HP, while wrapped up in merger plans with Compaq Computer, hasn't lost sight of its intense competition with IBM and Sun in the Unix-server market. The entry-level rp2430 and rp2470 are replacements for the A400 and A500 models, respectively, HP...
[March 7, 2002, 11:41]
HP picks new leader to follow Fiorina
News Hurd's appointment comes less than two months after HP ousted its former chief executive, Carly Fiorina, and as the industry icon struggles to execute on all cylinders after its merger with Compaq. It's transforming this company from its hardware...
[March 30, 2005, 8:50]
HP considering e-business retreat
News But with HP busy with its merger with Compaq, the company is now focusing on quickly turning around the unprofitable parts of its business. Hewlett-Packard plans to stop making e-business software after the products failed to catch on in the...
[June 7, 2002, 12:21]
HP touts advantages of Itanium 2
News By contrast, HP will not only adopt Itanium family chips into its machines that compete against Sun and IBM boxes, the company will also eventually insert the chip into the superhigh-end NonStop machines that it acquired in the Compaq Computer...
[July 9, 2002, 11:01]
Fiorina: HP can fend off Dell
News The two companies announced their merger plans just over one year ago. Fiorina also gave a progress report on the integration of HP and Compaq Computer. Fiorina said HP's $4.3bn research-and-development budget this year will help fend off Dell.
[October 8, 2002, 15:25]
HP puts beef into new Unix server
News The company's bid to acquire Compaq Computer, in fact, has largely been explained by Fiorina and other insiders in terms of how the merger will give HP the technological heft and engineering talent to pursue big, multiyear contracts for business...
[September 19, 2001, 9:11]
